Your eligibility for benefits at the University of Michigan is based on your benefits group or job/career family, your appointment percentage, and the duration of your appointment.

You may also be eligible for benefits as a graduate student or medical school student, or as a U-M retiree.

If you are a new hire or are newly eligible for benefits, your specific benefits options will be shown on Self Service > Benefits after you complete an I-9 (available at New Employee Orientation or from your department) and your personnel record is created online by Human Resource Records and Information Services (HRRIS).

Benefits Eligibility for You and Your Dependents
Click on a link below to see the benefits for which you and your dependents are eligible.

Your Eligibility

• Faculty, Staff , LEO Lecturers III/IV , AFSCME, POAM, MNA, IUOE, Trades
• Supplemental, LEO Lecturers I/II
• GSI, GSSA
• GSRA
• HOA
• Research Fellows
• Professional Specialists
• Benefit-Eligible Fellowship Holders
• Medical School Students

Your Dependents' Eligibility

• Spouse
• Other Qualified Adult
• Never Married Children by Birth, Adoption, or Legal Guardianship, Birth to Age 25
• Never Married Children of your Spouse or OQA, Birth to Age 25
• Never Married Principally Supported Children, to Age 19
• Never Married Disabled Children, Age 19 or Older

Please note: U-M benefits for same-sex domestic partners (SSDP) concluded at the end of 2007 to comply with the current Michigan Court of Appeals ruling on same-sex partner benefits. Accordingly, references to U-M recognized Same-Sex Domestic Partnerships in all University policies and documents (other than existing collective bargaining agreements) have been rendered invalid. 

NEW Benefits Eligibility for "Other Qualified Adult"
An "Other Qualified Adult" (OQA) is an individual who can be covered on the benefits plans of a U-M employee beginning on January 1, 2008 if a specific set of eligibility criteria are met. For more information, see:

• Other Qualified Adult Eligibility Criteria (PDF)
• Questions and Answers: Benefits Eligibility Criteria for “Other Qualified Adult” (PDF)
• OQA Resource Guide (Contains information on eligibility, enrollment and tax implications) (PDF)

If You Return to U-M
If your coverage has lapsed and you are re-appointed by the University, you must re-apply for benefits. Call the HR/Payroll Service Center for more information.